As a disease characterized by cartilage loss, OA causes structural changes to joints as the body tries quickly (and often haphazardly) repair damage from normal wear and tear. The loss of cartilage ...
A torn meniscus might take 4-to-6 weeks to heal if trimmed, or more than four months if repaired. He added that a torn MCL could vary, but it might result in week-to-week recovery. "Mechanism is ...